Veteran actor Robert Loggia passed away from Alzheimer's disease at the age of 85.
Great yet somewhat underrated actor, in my opinion. Sad to see him go..
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Great actor,very sad news I always liked him in the John Cusack comedy - hot pursuit and also in William lustig's - relentless,like you say johnny he was some what underatted!
He played mostly supporting roles in many, many movies we all know and love !
According to the Imdb he also directed two episodes of Magnum P.I.
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Loggia was a fine character actor, one of the best. He had a long career and life. RIP.
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The last role I remember Robert Loggia in was as Feech La Mancha in The Sopranos. He was so good in that role. He was a naturally gifted actor.
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The last role I remember Robert Loggia in was as Feech La Mancha in The Sopranos. He was so good in that role. He was a naturally gifted actor.
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Transgender actress / Andy Warhol superstar Holly Woodlawn passed away last weekend at age 69.
Woodlawn may not be a well-known name to the mainstream crowd.. but i think it's fair to assume everybody (and i mean EVERYBODY) is familiar with this songtext :
,..Holly came from Miami F.L.A. , hitch-hiked her way across the USA , plucked her eyebrows on the way , shaved her legs , and then he was a she , She says "Hey babe , Take A Walk On The Wild Side" , said "Hey Honey, Take A Walk On The Wild Side"..'
That's about Woodlawn alright !
Movie credits include the underground classics Trash (1970) and Women In Revolt (1971), both directed by Paul Morrissey.
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Roadie for Jimi Hendrix, bassplayer for Hawkwind, and eventually reached superstardom as Motorhead's frontman.
Lemmy can also be seen in several Troma film productions such as Tromeo and Juliet, Terror Firmer, Toxic Avenger IV, and not too long ago he played the role of the president in Troma's Return To Nuke 'Em High (2013).
In 2010 a feature-length documentary about Lemmy was released.
Lemmy died of cancer, only 4 days after his 70th birthday.
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I don't think so. He did make an appearance in Airheads (1994) though.
I always assumed Death was too afraid to take someone like Lemmy ..but damn, he didn't look very healthy lately.
Even outside of his work as a musician, he would still be remembered as a cult figure for generations to come !
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John "Brad" Bradbury, drummer with The Specials, has died at the age of 62.
In a statement, his family said: "It is with deepest regret that we have to announce the very sad news that our much loved husband and father John 'Brad' Bradbury passed away on Monday the 28 of December.
Electronic dance music producer and DJ Paul Walden, better known as Guru Josh, passed away on december 28th.
Guru Josh is best known for the 1990 hit single Infinity. Several reports claim Walden committed suicide. He was 51.
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So sad to hear all those musicians go. I bought Guru Josh´s Infinity lp back in the day and still have it.
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Natalie Cole passed away December 31 at age 65.
Wayne Rogers (Trapper John from TV's M*A*S*H) also died New Year's Eve at age 82.
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Two-time Academy Award winning cinematographer and director of one of the best movies ever made, Medium Cool (1969), passed away on december 27th, at the age of 93. Wexler also shot such classics as The Conversation (1972), One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Bound For Glory (1976), and Colors (1988).
In 2015 Wexler was present at the Edinburgh Film Festival and even went on the road with Neil Young. He also did an interview for the UK blu-ray release of his masterpiece Medium Cool which was released in august. Sure the guy looked older, but i didn't realise he was in his nineties ! He seemed fit, healthy and eager to talk.
Wexler died quietly in his sleep..
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Only a few days after the death of Haskell Wexler, yet another very influential cinematographer passed away. Zsigmond's credits include such classics as Deliverance (1972), Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977), The Deer Hunter (1978), The Rose (1979), Blow Out (1981), and The Witches Of Eastwick (1987).
Vilmos Zsigmond was 85.
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I would add superclassic In the Heat of the Night to Wexler´s cv.
Watched Deliverance recently and noticed Zsigmond´s magic. The same magic can also be seen in the Altman classic McCabe & Mrs. Miller and let´s not forget that he shot Real Genius too!
True giants, RIP.
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A name that may not immediately ring a bell with everyone, Stigwood was one of the big names in the entertainment industry. He was the guy behind succesful stage plays like Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar, but also long-time manager of The Bee Gees.
Stigwood also produced many music-themed movie adaptations such as Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), Tommy (1975), Saturday Night Fever (1977), Grease (1978), Times Square (1980), Staying Alive (1983), and Evita (1996).
He was also founder of the RSO (Robert Stigwood Organisation) record label that signed Eric Clapton and The Bee Gees.
Robert Stigwood died on january 4th, at the age of 81.
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..but damn, he didn't look very healthy lately.
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What a legendary artist, RIP.
